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Albert A. Bell Jr. Books in Order

Albert A. Bell Jr. has written 21 books, published between 1988 and 2020. The first book is Daughter of Lazarus (1988) and the newest is Hiding from the Past (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
1988–2020
Pages on record
4,362 in 17 of 21 books
Reading time
73–109 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,362 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

See all 21 books in order Printable Albert A. Bell Jr. checklist

Albert A. Bell Jr. has 21 catalogued books from 1988 to 2020, covering historical mysteries and studies of the New Testament world. Daughter of Lazarus (1988) is the earliest title, and A Guide to the New Testament World (1994) followed. Rome appears among the subjects, and Pliny the Younger is one of four series, with The Blood of Caesar (2008) in the list. Bell also writes the Steve and Kendra, Palmetto Antique and Walker Farm mysteries.

How many Albert A. Bell Jr. books are there?

Albert A. Bell Jr. has 21 books, released between 1988 and 2020. They include 4 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Albert A. Bell Jr. Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Albert A. Bell Jr. books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of A Guide to the New Testament World by Albert A. Bell Jr. (1994)
  2. Cover of Exploring the New Testament World by Albert A. Bell Jr. (1998)
  3. Cover of Kill Her Again by Albert A. Bell Jr. (2000)
  4. Cover of The Case of the Lonely Grave by Albert A. Bell Jr. (2000)
  5. Cover of All Roads Lead to Murder by Albert A. Bell Jr., book 1 of the Pliny the Younger series (2002)
  6. Cover of Death Goes Dutch by Albert A. Bell Jr. (2005)
  7. Cover of Perfect Game, Imperfect Lives by Albert A. Bell Jr. (2006)
  8. Cover of The Secret of the Lonely Grave by Albert A. Bell Jr., book 1 of the Steve and Kendra Mystery series (2007)
  9. Cover of The Blood of Caesar by Albert A. Bell Jr., book 2 of the Pliny the Younger series (2008)
  10. Cover of The Corpus Conundrum by Albert A. Bell Jr., book 3 of the Pliny the Younger series (2011)
  11. Cover of Death in the Ashes by Albert A. Bell Jr., book 4 of the Pliny the Younger series (2013)
  12. Cover of Fortune's Fool by Albert A. Bell Jr., book 6 of the Pliny the Younger series (2017)
  1. 1
    Daughter of Lazarus1988 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988287
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  2. 2
    A Guide to the New Testament World1994 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994324
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  3. 3
    Exploring the New Testament World1998 · 322 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998322
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  4. 4
    Kill Her Again2000 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000324
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  5. 5
    The Case of the Lonely Grave2000 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000128
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  6. 6
    All Roads Lead to MurderPliny the Younger #12002 · 246 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002246
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  7. 7
    Death Goes Dutch2005 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005296
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  8. 8
    Perfect Game, Imperfect Lives2006 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006176
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  9. 9
    The Secret of the Lonely GraveSteve and Kendra Mystery #12007 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007160
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  10. 10
    The Blood of CaesarPliny the Younger #22008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  11. 11
    Secret of the Bradford HouseSteve and Kendra Mystery #22010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  12. 12
    The Corpus ConundrumPliny the Younger #32011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  13. 13
    Death in the AshesPliny the Younger #42013 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013268
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  14. 14
    The Eyes of AuroraPliny the Younger #52014 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014268
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  15. 15
    Death by ArmoirePalmetto Antique Mystery #12017 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017248
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  16. 16
    Murder My Love2017 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017320
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  17. 17
    Fortune's FoolPliny the Younger #62017 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017251
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  18. 18
    What You Wish ForWalker Farm Mystery #12018 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018186
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  19. 19
    The Flute Player2018 · 334 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018334
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  20. 20
    The Gods Help ThosePliny the Younger #72018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  21. 21
    Hiding from the PastPliny the Younger #82020 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020224
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Albert A. Bell Jr. series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Albert A. Bell Jr. books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Steve and Kendra Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Secret of the Lonely Grave
  2. 2. Secret of the Bradford House

Palmetto Antique Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. Death by Armoire

Walker Farm Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. What You Wish For

Standalone books

9 books

9 Albert A. Bell Jr. titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Albert A. Bell Jr. books in order?

You only need to read Albert A. Bell Jr. books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Albert A. Bell Jr.

Start with the first book of the Albert A. Bell Jr. series you want to read: Pliny the Younger starts with All Roads Lead to Murder (2002) and Notebooks of Pliny the Younger starts with All Roads Lead to Murder (2002). The earliest catalogued title overall is Daughter of Lazarus (1988).

What is the newest Albert A. Bell Jr. book?

Hiding from the Past (2020) is the newest Albert A. Bell Jr. book released so far.

Is there a new Albert A. Bell Jr. book coming?

No next Albert A. Bell Jr. book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Albert A. Bell Jr. at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Albert A. Bell Jr. title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Albert A. Bell Jr. books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,362 pages across the 17 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 268 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Albert A. Bell Jr. books, 10 of 21, were published in the 2010s.

What the Albert A. Bell Jr. books are about

14 of the 21 Albert A. Bell Jr. books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 5 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.